This is an auction for THE APOCRYPHA: TRANSLATED OUT OF THE GREEK AND LATIN TONGUES. BEING THE VERSION SET FORTH AD 1611, COMPARED WITH THE MOST ANCIENT AUTHORITIES AND REVISED AD 1894.

Introduced by David Daniell.

This is a Folio Society hardback, in its original slip case.

From Wikipedia:

"The New Testament apocrypha are a number of writings by early Christians that claim to be accounts of Jesus and his teachings, the nature of God, or the teachings of his apostles and of their lives. These writings often have links with the books generally regarded as "canonical" but Christian denominations disagree on which writings should be regarded as "canonical" and which are "apocryphal"... That some works are categorized as New Testament Apocrypha is indicative of the wide range of responses that were engendered in the interpretation of the message of Jesus of Nazareth. During the first several centuries of the transmission of that message, considerable debate turned on safeguarding its authenticity. Three key methods of addressing this survive to the present day: ordination, where groups authorize individuals as reliable teachers of the message; creeds, where groups define the boundaries of interpretation of the message; and canons, which list the primary documents certain groups believe contain the message originally taught by Jesus (in other words, the Bible). There was substantial debate about which books should be included in the canons..."

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Large format Folio Society hardback 2006.

351 pages.

Illustrated throughout.

New condition.

The cost of shipping is $4.95 (ordinary post) or $5.95 (tracked mail). If you are on rural delivery and want tracked mail, the shipping cost will be $8.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Wellington following the auction.

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